{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-infant-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-infant-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-infant-mortality-rate/","title":"Sweden Infant Mortality Rate (2024)","description":"Sweden's Infant Mortality Rate: 2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, -4.8% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Sweden","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 1,000 live births","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Sweden Infant Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2024)","value":"2","unit":"per 1,000 live births","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-4.8%","unit":"per 1,000 live births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Infant Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.4},{"period":"2006","value":2.8},{"period":"2007","value":2.5},{"period":"2008","value":2.5},{"period":"2009","value":2.5},{"period":"2010","value":2.5},{"period":"2011","value":2.1},{"period":"2012","value":2.6},{"period":"2013","value":2.7},{"period":"2014","value":2.2},{"period":"2015","value":2.5},{"period":"2016","value":2.5},{"period":"2017","value":2.4},{"period":"2018","value":2},{"period":"2019","value":2.1},{"period":"2020","value":2.4},{"period":"2021","value":1.8},{"period":"2022","value":2.2},{"period":"2023","value":2.1},{"period":"2024","value":2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 live births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+22.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-25.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-16.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"+13.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-18.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"+23.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-16.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-10.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+16.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births) in Sweden from 2005 to present. Show long-run improvements and current EU ranking. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.8 in 2021. The latest reading of 2 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}